 Above: How to enter a drawing contest: Do your very best! Do it for God's glory! If you win the contest, praise Him! If you don't win, praise Him all the more! :-) | -Welcome to FaithFriends- let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven. Matthew 5:16 |
Greetings! Welcome to the FaithFriends official site, a ministry dedicated to.. you! Well, really FaithFriends is dedicated to helping Christian kids and families honor God with their gifts, 'talents', abilities and their all.
Why, you may ask, are we doing this? Because with all the messages now days shouting out "Be somebody! Don't be humble, don't give anyone the glory, that's what you should give yourself!", we want to put out a differant, true message. Along with encouraging words, edifying verses from God's Holy Word, and projects and recipes for you and your family's enjoyment.
What, you may ask, is the true message? Here is the answer. Our Heavenly Father, God, made us to bring glory to Him, not ourselves. That means he wants us to use the gifts and abilities that he gave us to glorify and honor him, so that others would be pointed to him. The verse above, our theme verse, is talking about something entirely differant though.
It is saying that we need to honor God with our works, which simply means how we live our lives each day. Here are some examples. Honoring parents(obeying and submitting to them) Obeying and Honoring God, and his laws for us, being kind and loving to our siblings, doing what we know Jesus Christ would do if he was in that particular situation.
Thankyou for taking the time to read this, and if you have any questions about Following Jesus or about this topic above, please write to us hear at FaithFriends using the address(s) below:
FaithFriends
7600 W. County Road 329
Reddick, FL 32686
Or, preferably use my e-mail: leahoxendine@theamazings.net
Thanks!
Leah Kathryn Oxendine
founder of Faithfriends
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"Walking With Wise Men" ~By Leah Kathryn Oxendine ~
How many verses in Proverbs talk about wise and foolish men? Quite a good many.
Have you ever thought about how Proverbs is also full of promises and foretellings of consiquences?
It is, and not only is this following verse a very good example, but it is also the focus for this article.
Proverbs 12:20 "He that walks with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed."
You may be wondering "what exactly does this mean?" That's exactly what I thought when I first heard this verse.
As for the first part of the verse, it is saying that if you spend your time with wise, godly people, then of course you shall be wise. But if you spend your time with foolish, ungodly people, then, well, no good will come of it, and, well, just read the rest of the verse.. pretty serious.
The people we keep company with really matter a great deal.. and choosing them is no small thing.
Be sure that you don't just 'be friends' with anyone. Look at their character. Is their speech perverted or silly? Are they 'followers of the world' in that they are worldly in their ways and choices? Are they possible bad influences? If so, then don't allow yourself to keep company with them as you would a likeminded God-following brother or sister. Your part, actually, would most definetly be to witness to them. Letting your light shine unto them, exposing the darkness. This being said, we once again could come back to the topic of witnessing, but instead I will write about that task and topic in another seperate article. I remind and advise that you remember(and memorise) this very important verse from Proverbs.
Proverbs 12:20 "he that walks with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed."